A Rose For Remembrance

by Julie Ann Marks of Indianapolis, Indiana

"My mother kept a silk rose on her dash to remind herself to take time to smell the roses in this hectic world. Since her death, I give a rose in her memory for the dashboards of special people who touch my life."

Reprinted by
Sandra Fatovich
Keeping Our Kid's World Healthy
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New Bride's Cooking Diary

Dear Diary:
It's fun to cook for Bob

Today I made angel food cake. The recipe said, "Beat 12 eggs separately." The neighbors were nice enough to loan me some extra bowls.

Tuesday: Bob wanted fruit salad for supper. The recipe said, "Serve without dressing." So, I didn't dress. What a surprise when Bob brought a friend home for supper.

Wednesday: A good day for rice. Recipe said, "Wash thoroughly before steaming the rice." It seemed kind of silly but I took a bath. I can't say it improved the rice any.

Thursday: Today Bob asked for salad again. I tried a new recipe. It said, "Prepare ingredients, then toss on a bed of lettuce one-hour before serving." Which is what led up to Bob asking me why I was rolling around in the garden?

Friday: I found an easy recipe for cookies. It said, "Put all ingredients in bowl and beat it." There must have been something wrong with this recipe. When I got back, everything was the same as when I left.

Saturday: Bob did the shopping today and brought home a chicken. He asked me to dress it for Sunday. (Oh boy!) For some reason Bob keeps counting to ten.

Sunday: Bob's folks came to dinner. I wanted to serve roast. All I cound find was hamburger. Suddenly I had a flash of genius. I put the hamburger in the oven and set the controls for roast. It still came out hamburger much to my disappointment.

Good night, Dear Diary.
This has been a very exciting week. I am eager for tomorrow to come so I can try out a new recipe on Bob. If we could just get a bigger oven, I would like to surprise him with Chocolate Moose.

Sandra Fatovich
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You've Been Boo'd by Red & Yellow Bright Ideas

Here is a portion of what you will find at Red & Yellow Bright Ideas: To get the form and rest of the information, go to http://www.brightideas.com/boo

What you'll need:
• 2 bags of your favorite Masterfoods USA FUN SIZE® candies, such as M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies FUN SIZE®, MILKY WAY® Brand FUN SIZE®, STARBURST® Brand Original Fruit Chews FUN SIZE® and SKITTLES® Brand Original Bite Size Candies FUN SIZE®
• Printed copy of "You've Been Boo'd" Poem, which includes instructions and an "I've Been Boo'd" sign • Decorative basket or paper bag
What to do:
1. Create neighborhood spirit this Halloween! During the weeks before the holiday, begin the fun by selecting a neighbor to "Boo".
2. Help your kids fill a decorative basket—or let them decorate their own paper bag—with an assortment of Masterfoods FUN SIZE® Candies.
3. Click here to print out the "You've Been Boo'd" poem, directions to let your neighbors know how to spread the "ghosting" fun, and an "I've Been Boo'd" sign for your neighbor to show that they've been boo'd. Roll up the printout and tie it up like a scroll. Add the scroll to the ghosting basket.
4. Have your kids place the basket on your neighbor's doorstep. Ring the doorbell and leave them to discover their spooky surprise.
5. Now it's your neighbors' turn to continue the trend and place a basket on another neighbors' doorstep. Watch as the fun spreads around the block!